More time for inmate

FAIRMONT — An incarcerated Fairmont man will be spending a few more years in jail following a plea hearing in Marion County Circuit Court Tuesday.

Raymond Frederick Leonard, 27, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance and violating terms of probation for an incident in which he allegedly delivered hydrocodone pills to undercover officers.

Leonard was sentenced to one to five years in prison for each offense by Marion Judge David R. Janes, which will be delivered concurrently.

According to the criminal complaint as read by Marion Prosecutor Pat Wilson at Tuesday’s hearing, Leonard allegedly delivered one crushed and 10 full hydrocodone pills to members of the Three Rivers Drug Task Force.

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4 cars stolen and burned

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Berkeley County police say they had their hands full chasing down reports of cars being stolen and burned over the course of a single day.

The sheriff's department says David Lee Gregory stole four vehicles Saturday morning and burned three. A fourth vehicle was stolen and one of its seats set on fire, but the blaze quickly went out.

The 20-year-old Martinsburg man is being held on a $130,000 cash bond at the Eastern Regional Jail, facing multiple felony charges. It could not be immediately determined if he has a lawyer.

Police didn't suggest a possible motive for the incidents.

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Biller Gets 10 Years

A Barbour County man who plead guilty to firing a gun at his girlfriend and instigating a four hour stand-off with police is sentenced.

Brian Biller will spend the next 10 years in prison.

Biller plead guilty to two felony counts of wanton endangerment and assaulting a police officer and brandishing a deadly weapon, which are both misdemeanors.

Judge Alan Moats dismissed the misdemeanor charges against Biller for time he's already served.

Last September, Biller was drunk and got into an argument with his girlfriend and fired a gun inside their car. When police got on scene he threatened to shoot himself and police. After the stand-off he attempted to ram a police cruiser.

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